Episode 27: Doug Hockstad, Associate Vice President, Tech Launch Arizona
In this edition of Tech Focus Member Spotlight, we meet Doug Hockstad, Associate Vice President for Tech Launch Arizona. Doug Hockstad serves as the Associate Vice President of Tech Launch Arizona. He joined the UArizona in 2013 initially directing the IP and licensing function, building on more ...
Episode Overview
In this edition of Tech Focus Member Spotlight, we meet Doug Hockstad, Associate Vice President for Tech Launch Arizona. Doug Hockstad serves as the Associate Vice President of Tech Launch Arizona. He joined the UArizona in 2013 initially directing the IP and licensing function, building on more than 25 years of experience in high tech markets.
His career began in the software industry, where he gained experience with both established companies and startups. From there he moved on to tech transfer at the University of Michigan, where his most recent primary responsibility was managing software and other copyright-related intellectual property created across the U of M campus. Doug has also served on the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Board of Directors, helping to set the strategic direction of the organization.
Tech Launch Arizona is the office of the University of Arizona that creates social and economic impact through commercializing inventions stemming from university research. The office builds connections between talented UA faculty, researchers and staff and experienced entrepreneurs and investors, to create an ecosystem that refines ideas that start in research and innovation and grows them into products and businesses that benefit society. TLA supports entrepreneurship through a variety of initiatives, including protecting and licensing intellectual property, training startup teams in customer discovery, providing funding to advance early-stage inventions toward market readiness, and hosting initiatives to help students and faculty move innovative ideas from concept to societal impact. In its 10+ year history, TLA has taken in over 2,700 invention disclosures, had over 615 U.S. patents issued, executed upwards of 500 licenses and options for UArizona technologies, and launched over 135 startups. All of this has generated an economic output of over $1.6 billion. For more information visit: www.techlaunch.arizona.edu.
